Mobile Cooling vs Green Backyard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile Cooling
Remotely manage your compatible cooler's temperature, power, and settings via Bluetooth. Monitor battery protection, view power sources, and receive alerts for open lids. Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts and travelers.
- Remote temperature control
- On/off and compartment control
- Battery protection settings
- Temperature unit selection
- Power source monitoring
- Lid open alerts
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Use the Mobile Cooling app to control your CFX3, CFX5 and CFX2 cooler from a distance, providing you have a suitable Bluetooth connection to connect your phone to your cooler. Use the Mobile Cooling app to: · Control and monitor temperatures remotely (distance depends on environment) · Turn your cooler off/on, and/or control individual compartments · Set your battery protection level · Select temperature unit (°C or °F) · View which power source your cooler is running on – AC or DC · View the supply voltage level if running on DC power (CFX3 and CFX5) · See whether your cooler lid is open, and receive an alert if left open for more than 3 mins Compatible products: CFX3 , CFX5 and CFX2
Green Backyard
Connect to your bird box camera to watch live streams of birds. Enjoy high-definition video, capture moments with recording, and receive real-time alerts about nesting and hatching. Share your discoveries with friends and family.
- Connect bird box camera
- Live bird streaming
- High-definition video
- Image and video sharing
- Motion and continuous recording
- Real-time nesting alerts
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With the Green Backyard Bird Box Camera, connecting is a breeze! Designed to bring nature to your fingertips, our app pairs seamlessly with our bird box cameras, providing you with a front-row seat to the enchanting world of birds, all while keeping it fun and user-friendly! Key Features: Easily connect your Green Backyard Bird Box Camera Watch birds live with a simple tap on your smartphone or tablet. Experience crystal-clear, high-definition live streams of birds in action. Share delightful images and videos with friends and family. Capture every moment with motion and continuous recording. Stay in the loop with real-time alerts for nesting, hatching, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Green Backyard at 3.3 against Mobile Cooling's 1.5. Green Backyard also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 11%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Mobile Cooling's advantage is ratings volume (122 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Green Backyard holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Cooling has 122 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Mobile Cooling's written reviews are positive against 31% of Green Backyard's.
Mobile Cooling ships an update every 3 months, Green Backyard monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Cooling | Green Backyard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (122 ratings) | 3.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.0% of reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dometic Group AB | NVIC TECH PTE LTD |
Customer experience
Mobile Cooling
Green Backyard
Bugs and requests
Mobile Cooling
Reported bugs
4 issues- Bluetooth pairing problems
- WiFi connectivity failures
- Temperature settings reset unexpectedly
- Graphs and data displays not working correctly
Requested features
4 requests- Add CarPlay support
- Improve historical data tracking
- Provide more detailed power metrics
- Allow customization of interface
Green Backyard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mobile Cooling
No in-app purchases
Green Backyard
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mobile Cooling free?
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